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Article • October 15, 2007 • from PLN October, 2007
From the Editor by Paul Wright In the course of attending events in different parts of the country I am often asked "which prison system is the worst?" That's a tough question to answer because it depends on how you define "bad". Medical neglect in prisons and jails is pretty …
Massachusetts District Court: FBI Ordered to Pay $101.7 Million for Malicious Prosecution by Michael Rigby A federal judge in Massachusetts has awarded $101.7 million to four innocent men who were framed by the FBI for a murder they did not commit. In a scathing 228-page decision entered on July 26, …
Article • October 15, 2007 • from PLN October, 2007
Maryland Prison Audit Reveals Potential Fraud “Undetectable” by Michael Rigby Maryland Prison Audit Reveals Potential Fraud "Undetectable" by Michael Rigby Maryland employees responsible for millions of dollars worth of equipment and funds perform their duties without adequate oversight or fiduciary controls, an audit of the Jessup Region of the Maryland …
Article • October 15, 2007 • from PLN October, 2007
Clarification: by The July 2007 issue of Prison Legal News reported Sarsfield v. City of Marlborough, $13,655,940 Award for False Massachusetts Rape Conviction and Gregory v. City of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky Settles with Wrongly Imprisoned Man for $3.9 Million. Barry Scheck was lead counsel for both plaintiffs, but while he …
Article • October 15, 2007 • from PLN October, 2007
Florida Supreme Court Enacts Rules Regulating “Super Sealing” of Court Records by David Reutter Florida Supreme Court Enacts Rules Regulating "Super Sealing" of Court Records by David M. Reutter On April 5, 2007, the Florida Supreme Court implemented new rules that "provide a procedural vehicle for making circuit and county …
Article • October 15, 2007 • from PLN October, 2007
Minnesota Sanction for Sex Offender Treatment Refusal Violates Fifth Amendment by The Minnesota Court of Appeals held that disciplining a prisoner and extending his prison sentence for refusal to participate in sex offender treatment was a violation of the Fifth Amendment. The appellate court concluded that State ex rel. Morrow …
Article • October 15, 2007 • from PLN October, 2007
Final Report on Ohio Prisoner Reentry Study by G.A. Bowers by G. A. Bowers The Urban Institute?s Justice Policy Center released in April 2007 One Year Out, the final report of its Returning Home study of nearly 300 former prisoners living in Cleveland, Ohio, one year after their release from …
“War on Terror” Whistleblowers, Dissenters are Fired, Prosecuted; Plaintiff’s Lawyers Help Turn Them In by Alex Friedmann War on Terror Whistleblowers, Dissenters are Fired, Prosecuted; Plaintiff's Lawyers Help Turn Them In by Alex Friedmann In January 2005, Lt. Commander Matthew M. Diaz was a Navy staff judge advocate serving a …
Article • October 15, 2007 • from PLN October, 2007
Arkansas Prisoner Denied Kosher Diet Awarded $1,500 by On August 25, 2006, the Director of the Arkansas Department of Corrections was ordered to pay state prisoner Michael Fegans $1,500 for violating his constitutional rights to a kosher diet. Fegans is a devout member of the Assemblies of Yahweh, a religious …
Article • October 15, 2007 • from PLN October, 2007
NY Prisoner Who Crushed Thumb Working at Ski Resort Awarded $40,000 by Finding a prison official failed to properly train prisoners to use a log splitter, New York?s Binghampton Court of Claims held the state of New York was 75% liable for injuries sustained from use of that splitter. While …
Psych Evaluations Questioned Following D.C. Jail Suicides by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke The methods used for psychological evaluation and housing of prisoners at the Washington, D.C. Jail are being questioned after two prisoners committed suicide within a three-month period. Alicia Edwards, 32, had a history of mental illness …
Article • October 15, 2007 • from PLN October, 2007
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Illinois Supreme Court Holds Prisoner Medical Co-Payment Fee Can’t Be Deducted From Future Funds by John Dannenberg Illinois Supreme Court Holds Prisoner Medical Co-Payment Fee Can't Be Deducted From Future Funds by John E. Dannenberg The Illinois Supreme Court held that the Illinois Department of Corrections' (IDOC) regulation levying a …
California’s Solution To Prison Overcrowding: $7.4 Billion To Build 53,000 New Beds by Marvin Mentor California's Solution To Prison Overcrowding: $7.4 Billion To Build 53,000 New Beds by Marvin Mentor Faced with three federal judges threatening to place a population cap on California's overcrowded prison system, the state Legislature and …
$4 Million Settlement In Rape and Beating Death of Mentally Ill New Jersey Prisoner by Michael Rigby by Michael Rigby The daughters of a mentally ill man who was raped and beaten to death by another prisoner in New Jersey's Camden County Correctional Facility (CCCF) will receive a combined $4 …
CCA Pays $438,626 for Discriminatory Hiring Practices in Arizona by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the nation's largest private prison operator, has agreed to pay more than $438,000 to settle allegations of discriminatory hiring practices at the company's Central Arizona Detention Center in Florence, according to a February 23, 2007 …
Article • September 15, 2007 • from PLN September, 2007
U.S. Parole Commission Rules are “Laws” for Ex Post Facto by U.S. Parole Commission Rules are "Laws" for Ex Post Facto The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (DC) Circuit held that a lower court incorrectly concluded that new parole regulations were not "laws" for ex …
Article • September 15, 2007 • from PLN September, 2007
California DOC Finally Discloses Some Records In $4.1 Billion Of Public Contracts by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Four years after California?s Department of General Services (DGS) ordered the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to publicly post details on $4.1 billion worth of contracts, CDCR complied in late …
Article • September 15, 2007 • from PLN September, 2007
Maryland Closes Decrepit, Scandal-Plagued House of Correction by The dilapidated and violent relic known as the Maryland House of Correction (MHC) has finally closed. MHC?s remaining 842 prisoners were transferred on March 16, 2007. The most troublesome prisoners were moved to various federal prisons around the country; the rest were …
California Contract Healthcare Management Firm Locked Out; Fees Withheld; by John Dannenberg State Officials Resign by John E. Dannenberg California?s federal receiver over prison healthcare, Robert Sillen, took umbrage with Florida-based private contractor Medical Development International (MDI) by withholding $2.6 million in fees and locking MDI out of two southern …
Article • September 15, 2007 • from PLN September, 2007
Washington’s Criminal Justice System Racially Biased; Voting Rights Act Claim Fails Anyway by Washington's Criminal Justice System Racially Biased; Voting Rights Act Claim Fails Anyway Despite finding that Washington state's criminal justice system is racially biased, a federal district court has held that the state's felon disenfranchisement law does not …
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